nonstriated

American

[non-strahy-ey-tid] / nɒnˈstraɪ eɪ tɪd /

adjective

not striated; unstriped, as certain muscular tissue.

nonstriated British

/ nɒnˈstraɪeɪtɪd /

adjective

(esp of certain muscle fibres) having no striations

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Etymology

Origin of nonstriated

First recorded in 1865–70; non- + striated

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nonstriated

It is the best of all gymnastics for the nonstriated or involuntary muscles and for the heart and blood vessels.

From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by Hall, G. Stanley

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